Safety door stop



- Sept. 24, 1957 A. H. BLONDY SAFETY DOOR STOP Filed Dec. 20, 1954 Fig.3

Allan H. .B/onay INVENTOR.

Army:

lava" and SAFETY DOOR STOP Allen H. Blondy, Detroit, Mich. ApplicationDecember 20, 1954, Serial No. 47 6,121 1 Claim. (Cl. 16-86) The presentinvention relates to new and useful improvements in safety stopsparticularly for bathroom doors although it will be understood, ofcourse, that the device may be used in conjunction with any other doorsfor which it may be found adapted and desirable.

The primary object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, novel means for positively preventing a door frombeing completely closed, thus rendering it impossible for a small childto lock itself in a bath or other room.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a safety door stop of theaforementioned character for children which will be comparatively simplein construction, durable, compact, attractive in appearance and whichmay be manufactured and installed at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and ad.- vantages of theinvention will become apparent from a. study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view, showing a safety stop constructedin accordance with the present invention installed and in operativeposition;

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the device;

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 33 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line44 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a bar 5of molded rubber. In the embodiment shown, the bar 5 which may be of anysuitable dimensions, has the configuration and appearance of a fish. Asshown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the bar 5 includes thickened portions6. The thickened portion at the head of the fish is coextensivetherewith, and the other thickened portions on the tail are spaced fromeach other. Both portions 6 rise from the same surface of bar 5.

The bar 5 has formed transversely therein, at an ied States Patent CPatented Sept. 24, 1957 ice intermediate point, a countersunk opening 7.The opening 7 accommodates a pivot screw 8 for rotatably mounting thebar 5 in the desired location on the frame 9 of a hinged, horizontallyswinging door 10.

It is thought that the manner in which the device is used will bereadily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The device ispreferably installed on the door frame 9 at an elevation above the reachof a small child. When in operative horizontal position, one end portionor the other of the bar 5 projects into the path of the free edge of thedoor 10, thereby positively preventing said door from being completelyclosed and locked. The bar 5 is frictionally retained against idlerotation on the pivot screw 8. To permit the door 10 to close, the bar 5is turned to a substantially vertical position on the frame 9. When inoperative or horizontal position, the bar 5 will also function as acushion for preventing the door from being slammed, as by the wind.

It is believed that the many advantages of a safety door stopconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood and although a preferred. embodiment of the device is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be resorted to which will fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

As a new article of manufacture for mounting on the frame of ahorizontally swingable door at an elevation above the reach of a smallchild, a safety door stop comprising: a resilient rubber bar ofsubstantially rectangular transverse section having a transverse openingtherein at an intermediate point, a headed, countersunk pivot screwengaged in the opening and rotatably mounting the bar on the front ofthe frame with the front surface of the bar rotatable in a verticalplane and into the path of travel of the door, said bar terminating inlaterally thickened end portions selectively positionable in the path ofthe door when said bar with said surface thereof is rotated into saiddoor path for preventing the complete closing of the door with saidthickened portions rising outwardly from said surface and providingcushions for said door.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS382,086 Herrick May 1, 1888 934,488 Watrous Sept. 21, 1909 1,120,505Johnson Dec. 8, 1914 2,417,521 Reeves Mar. 18, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS 15Great Britain Ian. 1, 1886 9,506 Great Britain May 1, 1908

